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A. O. ROOD.

HAMMOGK.

No. 269,542. Patented De0.'26, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT O. ROOD, OF SYRACUSE, ASSIGNOR TO VINCENT P. TRAVERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAM MOCK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 269,542, dated December 26, 1882.

Application filed May 5, 1882. (No model.) i

\ To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l', ALBERT 0. R001), of Syracuse, in the countyofOnondagaand State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Hammocks, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of part of an ordinary hammock. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a corresponding part of my improved hamto mock.

The object of this invention is to improve the selvage of loosely-woven hammocks, such as those known as Mexican hammocks. In Mexican hammocks, of whichaportion is illustrated in Fig. 1, the selva-ge strands or cords to a a are at intervals looped or interlocked to form the eyes b, which eyes are in the selvage at the distances required for holding the body-threadsofthehammocks; anthmoreover,

the inner selvage strand or cord, which is marked a in Fig. l, is carried into the body of thehammock, and is not solelypartoftheselvage. so that it is clear that in the ordinary Mexican hammock the selvage must be prepared as part and parcel of thehammock itself,

and cannot be produced as a separate article otmanufacture to he worked into a hammock of suitable kind.

The object of my invention is to prepare 0 for hammocks a selvage which can be made as an article of manufacture by itself, and which can be united or worked into a hammock of suitable kind, either one having wide meshes or one having closer meshes; and to 5 this end the invention consists in making the selvage for a hammock with separate end loops which do not have to he carried into the body of the hammock, and in making said selvage with loops or eyes set close together, so that the main strands of the hammock-body can be spaced therein as occasion may require.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, the letter A represents my improved selvage, which here is shown to be composed of series of strands d d,

that are braided together, forming closely-set loops 6 e,in some of which the strandsff of the hammock-body will find their support. At the ends of the selvage A the strands d are formed into loops h to receive the end cord, g, or other end connection. The selvage thus constructed with end loops, h, and closely-set eyes 0 6 can be made in quantities and taken to the hammock-maker, who can then weave onto it a suitable hammock, either one having close meshes or one having wider meshes, or one constructed of thicker or one of thinner cords. The cordsf need not be worked intoa reticulated pattern, as in Mexican hammocks, but may, with my selvage, be carried across from one selvage to the other, and thus the making of hammocks is greatly facilitated by the use of this selvage. Only such of the eyes 6 of the selvage will be used for receiving cordsfas will conform to the desired spacing of meshes, yet the many eyes 0 adapt the selvage for use onevery kind and style of hammock.

I do not limit myself to producing the selvage by braiding, as the loops 6 may be produced by weaving on a selvage having the closed end loops, it. Another advantage of this selvage is that either side can be used as the inner side thereof, the loops 0 being on two sides.

I claim 1. The selvage A for hammocks, said selvage having closed end loops. h, and closelyset eyes 6 0 between said end loops, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The braided sclvage A, made with projecting end loops, 'h, and adapted to support the cordsfot' the hammo k-body in some only of the loops 6, that are formed by the braid, substantially as shown and-described.

ALBERT o. noon.

Witnesses:

ROBERT WALL, NEWTON MEAD. 

